NH HOTELES NEWSLETTER APRIL 2010
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Welcome From The MD
The year is humming along nicely and we have a host of special offers and competitions for you in this month’s issue.
While the FIFA World Cup Finals dominate the local events calendar everywhere, we bring you fantastic family special offers for the winter holidays at our two properties – top holiday destinations, whether you’re planning around the World Cup or not!
We have a special Mother’s Day Sunday Lunch Carvery in May – so let Mom relax and bring the whole family to enjoy this sumptuous meal with us. And we bring you an all new Afternoon High Tea Buffet in the NH The Lord Charles Lounge, guaranteed to sweeten even the grimmest winter afternoon.
NH The Lord Charles recently welcomed our new Executive Chef, Bernard Steyn – please read on to get to know Bernard a little and find out what you can expect from the NH kitchens under his guiding hand.
I’d also like to remind you to reserve your place at the NH The Lord Charles 2010 Charity Ball. This year’s event takes place on 29 May, and we hope to exceed previous years’ Charity Balls in raising much needed funds for ECHO and Imibala and the important work they do in the community.
Have a great month,
Spotlight On...
NH The Lord Charles welcomes Bernard Steyn
NH The Lord Charles’s new Executive Chef, Bernard Steyn, is a dyed-in-the-wool foodie. Having first gotten his love of great food and careful cooking from his mother’s kitchen and the dishes she prepared there, Bernard is a proudly self-taught chef with broad experience and a special taste for wholesome and healthy international and traditional South African cuisine.
Having recently returned from East Africa, where he worked on the pre-opening project of a new twenty-one floor, five-star hotel in the centre of Dar es Salaam, and before that, as Group Executive Chef for Sentido Hotels and Resorts, with five properties on the coast of Kenya and in Zanzibar, Bernard is no stranger to the hospitality industry and preparing fine food with flair.
In South Africa, Bernard honed his craft as a fresh food specialist for one of the country’s leading food retail groups, and also completed in-house training at the Mount Nelson and Cape Sun Hotels, as well as the Park Hyatt in Rosebank, where he worked as Chef de Cuisine. He also worked as Executive Chef across the border, in Zambia, for the Sun International Group.
Bernard ascribes his personal tastes and attitude toward the preparation of food to his unconventional training, which allowed him to develop his own style, free of institutional restrictions, and taught him the value of hard work and total commitment. His describes his kitchen as a place of complete freedom, where all chefs are able to experiment and share ideas in order to create dishes that have a good combination of texture, colour and taste.
Bernard confesses to having a special fondness for Asian food, both contemporary and traditional: “As far as I am concerned, nothing beats lemon grass, mint, basil, coriander, fresh ginger, fresh limes, crunchy, sweet vegetables, and tropical fruits; the freshness of the earth and everything that is healthy, wholesome and original is good for me to cook with. I simply adore the delicious traditional eats and bites that one can find on the busy streets of Bangkok and all other regions of Thailand; such diversity is difficult to find anywhere else in the world.”
His great love of fresh tastes and styles finds expression in his own cuisine, which is also a reflection of his striving to live a healthier lifestyle, and is characterised by the minimal use of animal fats and oil: “It is important to consider one’s eating habits and make certain small changes to help one have a better lifestyle. When we eat healthier foods, we are able to sleep much better and have better concentration, and we feel more energetic and enthusiastic... and life is great!”
And since these are all things we also hold very dear at NH The Lord Charles, we are looking forward to working with Bernard and enjoying many fabulous, healthy meals with him!
Special Offers: Too Good To Miss Out On!
And The Winners Are...
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Mr D.C. Buttress is the winner of our March 2010 Executive Club Members Draw. Mr Buttress is a Founder Member and has won a breakfast voucher for two at either NH The Lord Charles or NH The Plettenberg Bay.
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Ms Bronwyn Brigden is the lucky winner of last month’s newsletter competition. She won a breakfast for two at either NH The Lord Charles or NH Plettenberg Bay by correctly answering the question: Who is the new Executive Chef at NH The Lord Charles?
The answer was: Bernard Steyn.
Thanks to everyone who entered. Read on for this month’s exciting competition!
Interested in becoming a member of our Executive Club and benefiting from a host of special offers and great discounts?
For more information, please visit www.nh-hotels.co.za, contact the Executive Club office at 021 855 0466/77, or email info@nh-hotels.co.za.
Recipe Of The Month
This month, we’re featuring a recipe by NH Plettenberg Bay’s Executive Chef, Sheldon Conway.
“Salmon Trout Gravad Lax is a traditional Swedish specialty. It’s a lightly dry-salted salmon or Chilean trout, marinated with dill, lemon zest and cracked black pepper. I serve it as a starter, accompanied by a rocket salad with a honey, mustard and chilli vinaigrette.”
Click to view the recipe.
Make A Date...
Mother’s Day Lunch Carvery @ The Garden Terrace
Opening onto a sunlit terrace, The Garden Terrace Restaurant is well-known for its sumptuous buffets and extensive Sunday carvery, and widely renowned for serving the best breakfast buffet in the Helderberg – all in the characteristic warm and inviting ambiance that you have come to love and expect from NH The Lord Charles.
This Mother’s Day, 9 May 2010, treat the Super Mom in your life to our a scrumptious carvery and buffet lunch at the Garden Terrace.
- Time: 12h00-16h00
- Price: R169.95 per person
To make a reservation or for more information, contact Denise Reddell
on +27 21 855 1040 or email d.reddell@nh-hotels.co.za
We have a great line-up of events for you again this year – click here
for a look at our Special Events Calendar for 2010.
NH The Lord Charles Wine and Dine Evening
Our Wine and Dine evenings continue to please the most discerning of palates with a combination of fine cuisine and inspiring wines from across the various wine-growing regions of the country.
Join us in the elegant setting of La Vigna Restaurant in the company of Chef Paul and his winemaking guests as they guide you through a gourmet 5-course dinner and the award-winning wines that transform a great meal into a memorable occasion.
Our next Wine and Dine evening is on Wednesday, 26 May 2010, featuring Yonder Hill Wine Estate.
Diarise the Wine and Dine program for 2010:
- 26 May – Yonder Hill Wine Estate
- 30 June – La Motte Wine Estate
- 28 July – Meerendal Wine Estate
- 25 August – Cabrière –The home of Haute Cabrière and Pierre Jourdan
- 29 September – Simonsig Wine Estate
- 27 October – Bon Courage Wine Estate
- 24 November – Bouchard Finlayson Boutique Winery
- 15 December – Laibach Wine Estate
Avoid disappointment... bookings are essential for this popular event!
Special offer: Book for 4, only pay for 3!
If you make a reservation for a party of four guests or more for the Wine and Dine evenings, the fourth member of your party is on the house!
Price: R250.00 per person, including a 5-course dinner, featured wine and after-dinner coffee.
To make a reservation or for more information, contact Denise Reddell
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+27 21 855 1040 or email d.reddell@nh-hotels.co.za
Two for Tea?
NH The Lord Charles Hotel is proud to bring you our all new Afternoon High Tea Buffet experience.
For only R55.00 per person,
you can help yourself to our High Tea Buffet
and enjoy bottomless cups of filter coffee or tea
in the comfort and cosiness of the Lounge,
from 14h00 to 17h00 every day!
Please note:
- For those guests who would like to book a morning High Tea, or who prefer to enjoy a private High Tea, we still offer our regular High Tea @ R90.00 per person.
To make a reservation or for more information, contact Denise Reddell
on +27 21 855 1040 or email d.reddell@nh-hotels.co.za
NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball
It’s almost time again for the NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball. This annual event has become a highlight on our calendar, and the generous support of our sponsors and guests have assured that it has been a resounding success since its inception in 2005, raising hundreds of thousands of rands for the local charity organisations Imibala and ECHO.
The 2010 NH The Lord Charles Charity Ball will take place on
29 May 2010 – diarise it now!
Competition Time!
This month, we are giving away an NH goody bag
filled with surprises!!!
To win, just answer the following question:
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Name the two NH hotels that are piloting the new Sustainable Meetings project |
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Send your answer to sales@nh-hotels.co.za. The closing date
for entries is 15 May 2010.
Helpful hint ~ The answer appears elsewhere in this newsletter ...
From Our International Desk...
Green meetings at NH
From the 2nd of April, NH Hoteles now offers your company the opportunity to contribute to a greener planet by minimising your CO2 footprint through our new Sustainable Meetings concept.
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky and NH Conference Centre Leeuwenhorst in the Netherlands are running the pilot phase of this new free service that is aimed at ensuring that meetings at all NH hotels will become more sustainable.
For more information, please visit www.nh-hotels.com or contact the booking office of the hotel.
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Tel: +27(0)21 855 1040 Fax: +27(0)21 855 1107 Email: info@nh-hotels.co.za Web: www.nh-hotels.co.za I www.nh-hotels.com |
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